Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-09
THE TELEGRAPH DEAL
The People MswI, Gnrrest
swearn GsuIa Lazghs.
Easy rsspls ass Busy Mnkilx An
ususssmsnss, whHs Oshsrs Deny
TA.n-csunaus y Payer.

oAn eompl1ted O. n1l.
atn1eunenf Ia Z nncrafnn rar a A.
eject shat 0arretl had FafesTed Is ~
ahsorDtion Of the Bailimnre 3 Ohio
ssleREaph linaa bY the western UnIon
~ saying last si1hf. n7k is 10 frsfe.
eeetleDsns cauned oonaideEnbts tail
s1cays bat uo exeisement. Wosiern
Union gsnt cA . point, but shet vas
not attrlouted 20 9aEfsttss nlieRsd a.
pa q TIC sale. George Gould treated
ne story lauehinRly. he did not ~
llsve 01rrsft ives Correctly roofe1. Al
thcuRh The colIaternl hse nce hneu
suFned ever, The aRrsemenf has So
slAnsd Ano b IN cur possession. There
/ 70 nknamonn onno zEEnsnspn
ho. :. their wires are . p1zt Of our
00ula do asnisd me ss,ae..pf 4,
tbe same aFticle that tie BalflmaFe
q O1io owed Garrett pe1n rnalIy batwssn
snree end fouE million doiiaKa.
~. y. y Bonmefyiile. 81 the west
go Union, Wes authori1ed - naV that
Df. NoFvan Green did nat believe
NE aieEy end fhat DR.. Green was cont
6ent shae khexe would Be No trouble
about tue sale; thai IA had decided 10
i1.ne no Htalomenf abont the matter.
Edward bloksa smiled as Be aaf in bic |
I private ollieo when q reporter noocsted |
him vita We question, sDid Mr.. Gar
lett say to yon iaaf night there wouId /
- no deal with tbs Western Unionfs
he sid theEa would be fan soms-
where. he vas very mach exeitod and |
aouaed jay Gould without stint. sff
tnsxe hao been trade he said, ~ |
urSls - sg--.s .s-- - -. g. ..A..a,.
YES, be threatened al sorts Of 4
hg hi8 friends, and that he would psti
sven all around. never eaw hiuo 80
excited. he declared q snap iadrmens
had been taken On him when ho vas
euay. bat that the eonspifafoEs would
nnd that theiF plans would not hold.n
did yoo have any dealings with
Garrett h reference 20 Baltimore &
Ohio telegraph lines9
1ee. good many when Garrett vent
te Europe. Tue other gentlemen en-
Rnaed In tue deal believed We bad
KBTRcRxD A cunsoEEDaTran
Of tbs Balttmofs 4 Ohio, tbs Postal
and the uniseo Lines Telegraph CON-
panies. II GaTfeft had done as Be
promised. the Western Union vould
never pay anetheF dividend"
"What vas promiaed7n
!" An aareemsnt 30 consolidate. We
wers 10 capitAlizs the stock at So .Oo0,-
600 John w. Mackay was 20 put IN
elO000o0. GaFFett el,O00, 600, and the
stock Of the company veold make up
the $50, 100000. Ii
..hass you any IDEA Why Mr. Garrstt
failed 70 kasp his woEd.n
-Not tbs eliehtsst: He went OF 70
Earope and tihas nxed the matter"
"ls Il probable that the Western Unien
wTLz nov SWALLOW
Ths DATED Lines and Postal Com
panfes."
sNo, oueht TO know something aboutl
that and will have something 10 say
.hsn zoe astsmpt = made. We sre nos
what Is your personal opinion Of the
Baliimore = Ohio sale.s
II think Gould has the lines, or II be
has net he has % large 9 slice that be
viii seen set the rest. He hes got the
longest cole nov and ] aaess will get
the persimmons."
ssDo you think Garrett vas 10 earnest
when he vas talking last ni9htlf
HE vas, or | vas mere deceived By . :
mans acts than ever bsfore. He looked !
angry, aa u be wanted 10 Aght and !
when he said he would make for ny he
locked capable Of H."
THE MxW xonK TraKa. If
New Yonx, Oca. s.--The following d
will appear as the leading editorial arti- /
Gle In tomorfou's TSnsss: sit hes been q
intimated that the Western Unien did
not huy the Baltimore and Ohi0 Tele
graph system because Mr.. Garrett will |
Oppose the transfer. Mr.. Garrett IN
p0weFiass IN the matter. IL q further
rea on that Gould has no competitor
for the property and inasmoch as les
sale Il compulsory and be is the ouly J.
purchaser, u must 20 to him. Mr..
Gould, until few days ago, had Q oom-
pslilor for Il 10 The shape of the West :
ern Association Of Business Men, Who =.
we're wiling % give higher price than !.
Mr.. 0ould has paid, bat the sharp prae.
tloe which has suddenly taken properly
out Of the mAfkss haa made IL impossi-
hle to proceed farther In the matter, q
even II legal and practicable Oppor- =
tnuity we're siill available, which is
dcubiful. b
Union Il indispnlahle. A MONOPOLY Of b
% grsat 8 public ssFvtes - .he tele- q
araph will not be reviewed with either z
eontent oF resignation BY the public. .
Dlsirust Of Gould and his ags0 |
oiaiss and the snspicion thai a. 0
taehea 10 their method1 and ptae-
tIcte are too thorouehly rooted 30 1
the puhiio mind 10 admit Of such men
hsinu acoeutsd aa trustees Of great
nuhlin service. We ahoul& nst be pre-
uaFed 10 lnlFusi Gould and his col
iasoaua with the absolute admins
rFafian Of che postal system OF
oar country. ID woald imply, u the
puhIio es,ination, grave eaiamity, and Z
Val hia administration Of the lelearaph Il
Z ukely to bemneh more pssiudicial 70
pnhlie and private interests than bis :
sdministEstlou Of the postal system
coula possibly be. IL e long
lane that has no turning, eat y Z
nav Is rel Be understood noN I
- later thai ths 6ovsFnment OF TIE
uuitsd States shall n5t aeqaire toe seie- !
srapbs Of the eouutrY, Apd that DO Z
.s.sseiussions Of M. GoaId and % ep- Z
nrse1ion a. inaividnals. puaiic or p5
vssa. uvili ev blaeknail ana ooercs the /
people cf this conntsy into coueenttDR I
ihaf The WesseEn Uaion aean Be un-
loadad upou she GoVsFumsnt, and there I
ullI es oshss and tndessDdena ssls- I
graphs too"
NN3ANNAak u "a NaA~AN@ NsNANaA~
Cnruaoo. Osa. ss--Ths goxrasi this
ssenina has the follostnR 70 SAP eatte-
rally. srhe apptFe I fAsl thai ths saia
a The Baltimore ard Oaio feiegrapA
% Jay Gouid has been cons1muaied b ,
caicnlstad % excite the arssesf appre-
hknsions IN regard 10 the uso1ey powsr
that o1a man may poes<sa he sele-
arapha Of the coantFy eonRey t1telh-
Sknce raeaFdfag every transaetton ot
SnsinssR avery ast % the GovsrnnenL
aVerv movement u poilatcas eve
- lmrasts nt paraenAl nn1 dcmessie
rssstian. vita q tele1rsBhie keyooard
ID Jay Gouid'a osok ozlce. he wlA have
- anasF % eEsry paisstloe ef trade.
| ~ 6renee. % politica. % cfnaial So
tfae Ard of aaDeEsie lite. He wAo
ahali ewn ne taieRfapAs AZ the esantry
SO aavanss PRESS b. which iho1aanda
/ a. naslia1s nay - Fuioed.
Sfa a houR he nay oootfoI t1e Gov
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